Phoenix, AZ – A fast forming coalition of Indigenous activists and
concerned community members will stage a ceremonial solidarity action this week in solidarity with the surging
international movement ignited by Attawapiskat First Nation Chief Theresa Spence and the Idle No More Movement. Chief Spence has been fasting since December 11, 2012 in an effort to

She is demanding a meeting between Canadian Prime Minister
Stephen Harper, Governor General David Johnston and First Nations leaders. She wants treaty rights of the
Indigenous Nations to be respected.

The solidarity action in
Phoenix will take place:

Friday December 21, 2012

10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon

Canadian Consulate

2415 E. Camelback Road

Phoenix, AZ

Today,
more than a thousand people shutdown a portion of Hwy. 401 near London, Ontario.Busloads
of people are expected to arrive in Ottawa from different parts of the country
with the rally beginning at noon.

While
thousands are expected to converge on Ottawa on Friday as the Idle No More movement turns into a
national day of action, the protest at the Canadian Consulate in Phoenix will
be take up the systemic violations of Free, Prior and Informed Consent under
the North American Free Trade Agreement
which the three governments of Canada-US-Mexico operate under in collusion to
the detriment, and illegal exploitation and expropriation of the Natural
Resources and Labor of the Nations and Pueblos of Indigenous Peoples of the
region. A core issue across the
entire hemisphere is the acknowledgement, respect, and protection of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as articulated in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples adopted by the
General Assembly on September 13, 2007.
The UN Declaration specifically addresses the Indigenous Peoples as “Peoples, equal to all other peoples…”